A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880)
Santa dressed in a fur suit with a wide belt into which are tucked pieces of mistletoe, holds hands with Mother Goose to dance in an interior. The "Cat and the Fiddle" provides music and a "Little Dog" seated next to roaring fire laughs to see such fun. The related wood engraving appeared on the cover of Harper's Weekly, January 3, 1880.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880)
- Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
- Date: originally published 1880
- Medium: Relief print and electrotype
- Dimensions: Image: 11 in. × 9 3/16 in. (28 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 13 3/8 in. (37.7 × 34 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
- Object Number: 33.35.112
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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